Meet will.i.am, the singer, actor, producer, DJ and fashion designer who’s fighting it out with Tom Jones to find the best voice in Britain

Darkness has fallen over London and in choking traffic will.i.am and I are
approaching the O2 arena. It’s the day of the Brit Awards and he’s due to
“do” the red carpet in a few minutes, but at the moment we’re talking about
Barack Obama, whom the 37-year-old Black Eyed Peas frontman last met at a
fundraiser in Los Angeles in October.

Yes, says will.i.am (real name William Adams), he’ll “most definitely” help
with the president’s re-election campaign.

“I think he’s done a pretty good job,” he says. “Dude, think about it!
Somebody handed you the biggest mess, and you